Introduction to Window
Understanding the Internet Using email
Lecture 2
Windows Desktop elements
Windows Desktop elements
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Icons
Icons
Windows Desktop elements
Windows Desktop elements
Icons
Task bar
Start … pop-up menu
Title bar Menu bar Tool bar
Minimize, maximize, exit Scroll bar, arrows and box Status bar
Menu bar
Menu bar
Toolbar
Toolbar
Title bar
Title bar Min, Max, ExitMin, Max, Exit
Scroll bar, box, arrows
Scroll bar, box, arrows
Status bar
Status bar
Windows Explorer
Windows Explorer
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File, document, and folder managementUnderstanding the Internet
• Introducing the Internet
• Internet Connection
• Exploring Internet Services
• How the Internet Works
Want to understand more about internet? go to:
http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/
Want to understand more about internet? go to:
http://www.cybergeography.org/atlas/
Exploring Internet Services
• Electronic mail (Email): Staying in touch
• World Wide Web (WWW): Accessing
information
Exploring Internet Services
• FTP: Transferring files
– FTP
– downloading & uploading – anonymous FTP
– compression software
Introducing the Internet
• The Internet’s history
– importance of communication & socializing – from ARPNET to Internet
LANs and computers connected to the Internet are maintained by corporations, ISPs, and universities
who sell Internet subscriptions to the public.
LANs and computers connected to the Internet are maintained by corporations, ISPs, and universities
who sell Internet subscriptions to the public.
Introducing the Internet
• A galactic network
– Internet address or IP address
• 105.137.121.077 = home.umm.ac.id
– Internet service provider (ISP)
• Interoperability
NSP: network service provider(IBM, MCI)
ISP or Host (UCD,
AOL)
Client
How the Internet Works:
A Geography of Cyberspace• Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
• Backbones
• Internet protocols (TCP/IP)
– Internet protocol (IP)
How the Internet Works:
A Geography of Cyberspace• Domain Name System (DNS)
– gov
See for yourself how the domain name service operates. Access the NSLOOKUP page and type in a
domain name such as
www.microsoft.com. Click the Run button, and you’ll see the IP
address below.
See for yourself how the domain name service operates. Access the NSLOOKUP page and type in a
domain name such as
www.microsoft.com. Click the Run button, and you’ll see the IP
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer are the two leading browsers.
Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer are the two leading browsers.
Internet Software
• Internet service
Accessing the Internet
• You will need:
– Computer
– Campus computing account – Modem
• quality v.90 56K bps modems :$15 - $150 • if using other ISP’s check their list
• Settings
– UMMNet – Software
Making the connection
• UMMNet support for access • Setting for dial-up connection:
– configure modem
– configure TCP/IP for dial-up
– configure dial-up connection (PPP)
Email Fundamentals
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Email servers & clients
An e-mail server runs on your ISP’s computer. When you send mail, the server sends your mail over the Internet. An e-mail client runs on your computer and enables you to read and reply
to received messages, compose new ones, and forward mail.
An e-mail server runs on your ISP’s computer. When you send mail, the server sends your mail over the Internet. An e-mail client runs on your computer and enables you to read and reply
to received messages, compose new ones, and forward mail.
User ISP
Email Fundamentals
Telkom (TelkomNet) will do this for you, and guide you. For other ISP’s you need to
understand the settings, or get customized files like
TelkomNet
Telkom (TelkomNet) will do this for you, and guide you. For other ISP’s you need to
understand the settings, or get customized files like
Email Fundamentals
• Information for email:
– username (whnuser)
– password (random, #’s, $, change)
– email address (dandy_2c@students.umm.ac.id) – POP server name (e.g. popmail.umm.ac.id)
– SMTP server name (e.g. mail.umm.ac.id)
Pine vs. Webmail vs. Eudora
• Pine
– software and messages always reside on campus server – subject to quotas
– accessible by telnet by direct network connection or dial-up
• WebMail like Hotmail or Geckomail
– requires web browser
– requires dial-up or DN connection
– SoftWare and messages reside on commercial server (where?!)
• Eudora
– requires dial-up or DN connection – SW resides on your PC
Using Email Responsibly
• How to stay out of trouble
– Do not use company email for personal use – Do not give information you would not give by
phone or in a letter
– Open and send attachments with respect – Never respond to junk email (spam)
– Never use email to harass or intimidate